How do I get to Governors Island?

Ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan; visit govisland.org/ferry for tickets and schedules.

Tuesday, March 25

Governors Island Spring Cutback

Work with Governors Island's horticulture team prepare the Island's landscapes for the spring.

By The Trust for Governors Island

Date and time

Tuesday, March 25 · 10am - 12pm EDT

Location

Governors Island

Governors Island New York, NY 11231 United States

Refund Policy

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About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

Join the Trust for Governors Island's horticulture team for a drop-in volunteer stewardship project in Hammock Grove. You'll work with the team to cut back and prune various plantings that have been left to grow all winter. Cutting these plantings back improves the health of our landscapes and allows for new growth during the spring season.

No gardening experience is necessary, though this project will involve bending, lifting, and other physical tasks. Instruction, gloves, and tools will be provided. Please dress for the weather, as this volunteer project will take place entirely outdoors.

Please take the 9:30am ferry from the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan. On arrival, volunteers should gather at Soissons Landing where a staff member will be waiting. Ferry tickets are not included with this reservation and can be reserved separately at govisland.org/ferry.

Photo by Radhika Chalasani

Organized by

The Trust for Governors Island

The Trust for Governors Island is the nonprofit corporation created by the City of New York that is responsible for the redevelopment and operation of 150 acres of Governors Island. The Trust’s mission is to realize the full potential of Governors Island for the inspiration and enjoyment of all New Yorkers, demonstrating a bold vision for public space.

Governors Island Arts, the public arts and cultural program presented by the Trust for Governors Island, creates transformative encounters with art for all New Yorkers, inviting artists and researchers to engage with the issues of our time in the context of the Island’s layered histories, environments, and architecture. Governors Island Arts achieves this mission through temporary and long-term public art commissions, an annual Organization in Residence program in the Island’s historic houses, and free public programs and events in partnership with a wide range of cross-disciplinary NYC cultural organizations.